We needed a new corkscrew, and didn't want one made in China

[Omaha Steve]

We broke a corkscrew the other day. Made in China is something this house avoids. We looked several places. No luck. Then while shopping at the grocery, I saw several for sale. The one we bought wasn't made in China. Mexico, etc.

Made in Italy. I was shocked but happy. It looks like most of their items are made in the USA.

http://www.interamericanproducts.com/

OS

[debbierlus]

1. I hate to break this to you but there are Chinese Sweatshops in Italy

Into the Italian manufacturing industry....

http://www.newser.com/story/19540/made-in-italy-in-a-chinese-sweatshop.html?utm_source=ssp&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=story

Sorry.

I just thought it would be better to know then not.

[HipChick]

2. doh..chinese make Made-In-Italy tags too

[Omaha Steve]

3. Crap

Had I known....

[debbierlus]

8. It's not your fault. There are so many sleazy shell games, you tried to do the right thing

That counts for something...

[eleny]

4. Check out your local thrift shops

Lots of older American made items are available. You just need to check out the bins with the gadgets. They clean up well in hot water, some suds and laundry bleach.

Give it some time, you'll find them. :hi:

[JVS]

5. Buy a Swiss Army knife

[clear eye]

6. Pulltap (brand) waiter's corkscrews are made in Spain.

They are widely sold for b/t $6.50 & $8.00

[Fuzz]

7. Found one of these at a flea market, made in England.

[SoCalDem]

13. ahhh the Jules Verne model

[blogslut]

9. Pfff!

All you really need is a brick wall and a shoe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s89FqNpXO4

[dysfunctional press]

10. expand your search to 'wine openers', not just corkscrews...

and you'll probably have a better shot at finding an american-made(or at least not chinese-made) product.

[alfredo]

11. The Campagnolo Corkscrew is a work of art.

This one is gold, but they also have them in Silver and Bronze. The Derailleur is also Campagnolo, and should give you an idea how big the corkscrew is.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-l2C8nYmCV0/R_V-g_K-qmI/AAAAAAAAAzA/OWnqxOUntQo/s400/Picture+2.png

[SPedigrees]

12. All you need is a large screw eye and a screwdriver.

Screw the screw eye into the cork, insert the shaft of the screwdriver thru the ring, and twist. Of course metal hardware and tools likely originate in China these days, so this tip might not help. It is the cheapest solution though. I guess the only real solution would be a home forge.

[benld74]

14. ALL my wine bottle tops TWIST OFF! Shtuffs nut tu bud eatherrrrrrrr?!

[hayu_lol]

15. Corkscrews will be the same sort of vanishing breed that...

churchkeys became. One reason is a shortage of cork.

More and more wines will be offered with various kinds of screw-on type caps...even the high-quality wines.

[Sal Minella]

16. Jusht hav to be careful when sniffing the cap,

not to cut nose on sharp edge. . .

[pipi_k]

17. My wine comes in a box. All it takes is a flip of the little handle....

Don't even need a glass, really. Just bend over backward beneath the spout.


:7

[Hello_Kitty]

18. There are a lot of good screw top wines these days.

Kim Crawford is pretty good. :)

[amborin]

19. made in Spain (where the cork trees provide cork)

http://www.corkscrew.com/salespage-pulltaps.html

[old mark]

20. Frequent thrift shops and yard sales - you can still find US made small

items from time to time, but they are drying up - I have several kitchen utensils from the 1920's and several chef's knives from the 19th century. Even found a few old US made iron pans,but they are becoming pretty rare.

Good luck.

mark

[TreasonousBastard]

21. The moral dilemma with "buy American" is that...

the product might be made in a sweatshop in one of those "right-to-work" states down south that had been stealing jobs from the Northeast and Rust Belt while Mao was too busy with the Cultural Revolution to bother making cheap gadgets.